A New Resource For Entrepreneurs Emerges Over Labor Day

John Hall
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Over the weekend, the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and Citi teamed up to offer interactive live video chats, weekly email lessons, an eBook club, and access to YEC’s complete library of how-to articles and videos. The YEC was recently focused on the #FixYoungAmerica campaign, which was meant to shift the conversation about joblessness and underemployment in our country. The YEC’s newest effort focuses on helping organizations develop resources to increase their members' chances of success.

#StartupLab will offer a virtual mentorship program to enable top young startup founders to help America’s workforce adopt a more entrepreneurial approach toward their careers. Established entrepreneurs participating in #StartupLab include Catherine Cook of MeetMe, Jennifer Fleiss of Rent the Runway, Ryan Allis of iContact, and Matt Mickiewicz of 99Designs, just to name a few.

“America’s entrepreneurial spirit has always been a key driver of job creation and economic growth, and for 200 years, Citi has strived to enable it,” said Citi Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit. “We are proud to support the YEC and this innovative initiative to help take the next generation of entrepreneurs from ambition to achievement."

A variety of organizations have signed up for the program, including Levo League, Junior Achievement, Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Startup Weekend, and dozens of other universities, nonprofits, government agencies, co-working spaces, and entrepreneur-based and small business-oriented organizations.

“We’re excited to work with the YEC to bring the next generation of virtual mentorship to young people far and wide,” says Amy Rosen, President and CEO of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).

As the weekend winds down, we should all think about what we are doing, as entrepreneurs and leaders, to help the workforce. The YEC and Citi are taking steps toward providing professionals the tools they need to succeed. We should all think about what we are doing to guide others - and impact the American workforce.

John Hall is the CEO of Digital Talent Agents, an agency that specializes in helping companies, entrepreneurs and business leaders build their brands by getting quality content published from them in reputable online publications that reach their target markets. Connect with him on Twitter or Google+.